Amazon.com, Inc. · AMZN · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

AWS Hits 28% Growth as Trainium Commitments Top $225B

Amazon delivered a broad-based Q1 2026 beat: revenue of $181.5B (+2.4% vs consensus) and EPS of $2.78 (+70.6% vs consensus). AWS accelerated to 28% YoY growth, the fastest in 15 quarters, powered by AI services and Trainium and Graviton custom silicon, which has attracted over $225B in multi-year revenue commitments. Retail grew 15% in units with grocery expanding to the second-largest U.S. grocer, and advertising rose 22% to $17.2B. The Globalstar acquisition and advancing LEO satellite business add a new growth vector targeting commercial launch in Q3. Despite the strong print, the market reaction was muted: a -0.23% abnormal move against a +0.99% SPY benchmark, though the stock drifted +2.11% higher in subsequent sessions. Guidance was maintained and capex is increasing to fund AI and data-center expansion, which investors will monitor for margin impact.

Reported After market closeNASDAQConsumer Cyclical $2489.09B market cap
90quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Amazon.com, Inc. operates a vast global retail enterprise, distributing consumer goods and subscription services through both its extensive online platforms and a network of physical stores across North America and internationally. Its operations are structured into three primary segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company's product offerings encompass both merchandise and content procured for direct resale, alongside items sold by third-party merchants on its platform. Furthermore, the company develops and markets its own range of electronic devices, such as Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and TVs, Ring, Blink, eero, and Echo products. It also invests in the development and production of original media content.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $2.78 Consensus $2
EPS surprise +70.6% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $181.52B Consensus $177.28B
Revenue surprise +2.4% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
AMZN EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.80 Q4 '23 actual $1.00, beat Q1 '24 estimate $0.83 Q1 '24 actual $0.98, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.03 Q2 '24 actual $1.26, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.14 Q3 '24 actual $1.43, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.31 Q2 '25 actual $1.68, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.57 Q3 '25 actual $1.95, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.97 Q4 '25 actual $1.95, miss Q1 '26 estimate $1.63 Q1 '26 actual $2.78, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.82 Q3 '26 estimate $1.93 Q4 '26 estimate $2.41 Q1 '27 estimate $2.31

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy91 ratings
Bullish8391.2%
Neutral77.7%
Bearish11.1%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$231.39Previous close
$1Low
$240.85Average
$335High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wedbush Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 23, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 21, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 16, 2026
Citizens Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainJul 15, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJul 8, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainMay 29, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainMay 1, 2026
Telsey Advisory Group Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 30, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $231.39. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$322$249.99 +39.2%Jul 21, 2026
KeyBancAnalyst unavailable$335$254.96 +44.8%Jul 16, 2026
Goldman SachsEric Sheridan$335$241.58 +44.8%Jul 9, 2026
Piper SandlerRoss Sandler$330$238 +42.6%Jun 11, 2026
Truist FinancialYoussef Squali$320$264.64 +38.3%Jun 1, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$315$270.64 +36.1%Jun 1, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$312$259.34 +34.8%May 20, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$300$268.57 +29.7%May 1, 2026
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$280$265.06 +21.0%May 1, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$330$261.56 +42.6%Apr 30, 2026
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Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +0.8% Event window
SPY move +1.0% Same window
Abnormal move -0.2% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +2.1% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

AWS growth accelerated to 28% YoY (fastest in 15 quarters) driven by AI services and custom silicon. EPS of $2.78 beat the $1.63 consensus by 70.6%. Revenue of $181.5B beat the $177.3B estimate by 2.4%. Amazon announced the Globalstar acquisition to expand LEO satellite and direct-to-device spectrum. AWS AI revenue run rate surpassed $15B with over $225B in Trainium commitments. Advertising revenue rose 22% to $17.2B.

Guidance delta

Management maintained Q2 guidance within previously set ranges. Capital expenditure outlook is increasing as Amazon invests in AI infrastructure, data centers, and the LEO satellite constellation. Commercial launch of Amazon LEO is targeted for Q3 2026.

Key takeaways

  • AWS revenue grew 28% YoY, powered by AI services, Bedrock, and custom silicon performance
  • Custom silicon (Trainium and Graviton) is gaining market share, with large multi-year revenue commitments from AI labs and enterprise customers
  • Retail unit growth of 15% and grocery becoming the second-largest U.S. grocer, with aggressive same-day and ultra-fast delivery expansions
  • Advertising revenue rose 22% to $17.2 billion, aided by AI-driven CreativeAgent and brand prompts in the Rufus assistant
  • LEO satellite service is moving toward commercial launch, supported by the Globalstar acquisition and an Apple partnership

Management priorities

  • Scale AI infrastructure with additional AWS capacity and new custom silicon generations (Trainium3/4)
  • Expand Bedrock managed agents and integrate OpenAI GPT-5.5 models
  • Roll out Qwik desktop application and grow Rufus agentic shopping assistant usage
  • Commercial launch of Amazon LEO service in Q3 2026 and integration with Apple devices
  • Continue capital investments in AI, data centers, and satellite constellation

Related earnings events

Consumer Cyclical

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-28T04:53:19.098339+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-28T04:53:19.096038+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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